Question

There are 203 apples in a basket. How many children can share these apples equally? How many apples would each child get? List all possible numbers.

Answer 1

To share the 203 apples equally among children, we need to divide the total number of apples by the number of children. The possible numbers of children that can share the apples equally are 1, 7, and 203.

Step-by-step explanation:

To share the 203 apples equally among children, we need to divide the total number of apples by the number of children. Let's list all the possible numbers of children that can share the apples equally:

1. If there are 1 child, each child would get 203 apples.
2. If there are 7 children, each child would get 29 apples.
3. If there are 203 children, each child would get 1 apple.

Answer 2

There are 203 apples in a basket.

The prime factors of 203 is 1, 7, 29 and 203

7 and 29 divide 203 completely

7 children can get 29 apples equally or 29 children can get 7 apples equally.

(a) 7 or 29 or 203 children share the apples equally.

(b) 29 or 7 or 1 apple they will get

The possible numbers are 7 , 29 and 203